1. McIDAS-V Technical Issues Memory useMemory use Java3D / Graphics driversJava3D / Graphics drivers Remote displayRemote display Background processingBackground processing

2. McIDAS-V Memory Use Data is normally represented as 32bits per data point (work is being done to represent ADDE imagery as 8bit)Data is normally represented as 32bits per data point (work is being done to represent ADDE imagery as 8bit) Ancillary information is propagated with data objectsAncillary information is propagated with data objects UnitsUnits Error estimatesError estimates NavigationNavigation Java Virtual Machine controls memory garbage collectionJava Virtual Machine controls memory garbage collection

3. Java Memory Use McIDAS-V will use 80% of available memory by default (heap size)McIDAS-V will use 80% of available memory by default (heap size) 32bit Java can address a maximum of 1536mb RAM32bit Java can address a maximum of 1536mb RAM 64bit Java can address all available system RAM64bit Java can address all available system RAM Garbage collection is controlled by the Java Virtual MachineGarbage collection is controlled by the Java Virtual Machine Many factors affect garbage collection timingMany factors affect garbage collection timing Aggressive memory use is good for performanceAggressive memory use is good for performance Current Maximum Total available (Heap size)

4. Java3D / Graphics drivers McIDAS-V uses cutting-edge 3D featuresMcIDAS-V uses cutting-edge 3D features Java Runtime Environment version 5 and Java3D 1.5 are included as part of the installersJava Runtime Environment version 5 and Java3D 1.5 are included as part of the installers Many runtime errors can be fixed by updating your graphics card driversMany runtime errors can be fixed by updating your graphics card drivers McIDAS-V fails to launchMcIDAS-V fails to launch Excessive CPU usage (100%)Excessive CPU usage (100%) “Torn” or gray images“Torn” or gray images Java3D error messagesJava3D error messages

5. Setting the JRE on OS X Core 2 Duo Macs running OS X 10.5 Leopard include Java 5 (32 and 64bit) and Java 6 (64bit) JREsCore 2 Duo Macs running OS X 10.5 Leopard include Java 5 (32 and 64bit) and Java 6 (64bit) JREs Apple does not provide Java 6 or Java 5 64bit for PowerPC or older Intel MacsApple does not provide Java 6 or Java 5 64bit for PowerPC or older Intel Macs The “Java Preferences” utility is used to specify the current JREThe “Java Preferences” utility is used to specify the current JRE

6. Remote Display “export DISPLAY” does not work with McIDAS-V“export DISPLAY” does not work with McIDAS-V Java3D does not use the X11 window systemJava3D does not use the X11 window system A local OpenGL graphics resource is requiredA local OpenGL graphics resource is required Accelerated graphics cardAccelerated graphics card 3D library (e.g., Mesa)3D library (e.g., Mesa) Java3D and OpenGL enable the powerful visualization capabilities of McIDAS-VJava3D and OpenGL enable the powerful visualization capabilities of McIDAS-V

7. Background Processing Running McIDAS-V without creating a graphical user interfaceRunning McIDAS-V without creating a graphical user interface Offscreen rendering with the “offscreen” optionOffscreen rendering with the “offscreen” option Requires an active window manager User must be logged in Xvfb provides a virtual display resource for Java3DXvfb provides a virtual display resource for Java3D Installed by default on newer Red Hat 5 systemsInstalled by default on newer Red Hat 5 systems Freely available for most UNIX-like OSsFreely available for most UNIX-like OSs Binary packagesBinary packages SourceSource

8. Running McIDAS-V using Xvfb 1.Create a virtual Xvfb display on screen :1.0 Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1024x768x24 & 2.Set your display for McIDAS-V to :1.0 export DISPLAY=:1.0 3.Start McIDAS-V with a bundle or ISL file to process runMcV runMcV